Former legislator continues tree giving tradition

TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Having a Christmas tree for the holidays is part of a tradition many carry on from year to year, but sometimes, life gets in the way of actually getting the tree. Former Erie County legislator, Chuck Swanik, with the help of local volunteers, handed out free Christmas trees to families in need of one.
Swanik said, “We started about 30 years ago and it’s when Dave Arida, from Arida Tree Farms came to me and said I have all of these trees that weren’t